Popular Reviews of dwm presents Unwritten

Season 1 was close to a masterpiece, deftly tackling minefield topics like rape and mental illness with complex and authentic characters and a wry sense of humor. In particular, the protagonist, Elaine, is well realized and captures all the things I simultaneously hate and admire about young adults coming into their own. Season 2 was not as successful, as formerly nuanced characters got flattened out, an omnipowerful multitool of a character was brought into shortcut through logistical obstacles, and the formerly down-to-earth plot got Hollywoodized. Nevertheless, in a field just drowning in ripoffs of Serial or The Black Tapes, this is an ambitious authentic rarity that you should listen to.

Love this podcast. I can’t get enough of the writing and relatable content that FINALLY talks about the real world issues!

I quite enjoyed the first episode! Would have liked a content warning for the end of the episode though

Good story, just not the content I wanted to listen to in a podcast. Not into other people's drama, especially when it's about emotions and social issues.